Tara appreciates and celebrates the individual, their differing backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perceptions and values. This book is an absolute must-read for anyone who feels caught up in the madness of endless internal behaviour referrals and detention-chasing. Throughout the book both class teachers and school leaders will find indispensable advice about how to involve all staff in developing a whole school ethos built on kindness, empathy and understanding. Engaging from the start, the book combines sound advice with practical strategies to implement them successfully.

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Paul lays out in plain terms the lessons he has learnt from his school experiences as a child, from his early days as a teacher and from leading significant behaviour change in many schools. I was lucky enough to hear Paul speak at a conference (Primary Rocks Live 2017) and was spellbound listening to him.There is also the odd use of what may be interpreted as deliberate hyperbole (but I don’t think it is): ‘In another 20 years will we look back at isolation booths, detentions, and exclusions with the same horror that we look back at beating children with canes? scripted interventions and approaches which have been tried and tested in a range of contexts, from the most challenging urban comprehensives to the most privileged international schools, behaviour training expert and When the Adults Change director Paul Dix advocates an inclusive approach that is practical, transformative and rippling with respect for staff and learners. Whilst teaching Tara created programmes to improve boy’s achievement and support successful transitions from primary to secondary school. She is passionate about helping us look beyond behaviour and encourages us to think about the longer term physical and mental benefits that occur when the adults change.

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We help you plan for the difficult days, offer support when behaviour is wobbly and offer reassurance and guidance when it is required.

Building strong relationships amongst staff and with pupils and parents allowed us to ensure that teachers could teach and learners could learn. Yet, most impactfully, the book concludes with a handy 30-day magic challenge for schools to strive towards in focusing on creating a positive behaviour culture - drawn from ideas shared in the book.

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And then pupils are thinking, ‘Well, there aren’t any sanctions here for what I do, all I’ve got to do is sit down and have a conversation with the teacher’. Paul's voice comes through and the combination of advice and anecdotes makes it a page-turner - I even laughed! By gaining celebrity status by misbehaving, schools with poor cultures are exacerbating the problem and probably making their behaviour worse as these students are receiving the attention they crave. In terms of my writing, I comment and advise on anything that directly affects teachers- particularly new teachers.Throughout my career I’ve been told that even a shoulder parry should be avoided unless absolutely necessary, so putting one’s hand out seems a bit . Our new Online Course Supporting Behaviour Change for Leaders is for anyone who is supporting colleagues in Paul’s approach. This is not only a UK shift in focus, with many jurisdictions around the world following a similar pattern. Dix draws on his own experience as a teacher, leader and trainer who has spent 25 years working in some of the most challenging schools, referral units and colleges. His interests include music, theatre and books, and he has a passion for hill walking in Scotland with his partner and, whenever possible, their beloved miniature cockapoo, Nellie.

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He was formerly National Coordinator for the Scottish Association for the Teaching of English (SATE).

It is about a sustainable model for school improvement where students are truly at the heart of your vision. With this in mind, Paul offers 9 great ways to sharpen your use of a recognition board which is worthy of note.